Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-10
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one Hundred aaA Thirty Bodies RE-
covered 1Fema T5se4re Ere In
England ana Apre sesaH..r ss.p.
LosDoE, September 5.-h theatrs 81
n1ecer ok Ere this evening during the
performance of ''Romany Rye" The
occupants OF the pit after an awful struggle
escaped, but many of them were greatly
There xaa only-one exit.irom the
gallery the 4sfush there wss tsrriac.
scores we're trodaen under -loot, and
snnocated.: A fire escape Wa -bsssghtta
q window and many inside were rescued.
Sixty corpses have been removed. The
mortality is p y
ESTIMATED At orr aUlHpzEDy
The fire blazed fiercely, lighting up the
whole city. People we're soon focking to
the scene in thousands faquifipgfo friends.
Ihe scene inside the theatre when the fire
broke out was San awful one. Some men
lmplored the audience to be calm, but it
was impossible to eheek the frantic rush.
Ihe theatre hose was brought into use in q
lew minutes, but the water had little effect
on the flames. The actors and actresses
were taken from the windows with the laid
OF ladders. They lost everything except
what they. wore at the. time. Up to the
present time. 40 bodice. have been re-
covered. Nihey are 44.~.a@ e..
." ALMOST UNREcoaNlzABLE. go
Thirty Of the injured survivors have been
taken to the hospital. The fire burned
throughout the night. The search for the
bodies proceeds slowly. In many cases
every shred of clothing, is burned off,. The
bodies hook 'blacAcand raw. ..!Thena are
various reports as to the origin. Of. the
fire. It is only certain, thak' the flames
broke out in the scenery shifters,. depart.
merit Those who - escaped say that the
special exit was properly opened s. The fire
brigade arrived FIVE minutes. latter. the
breaking out OF the flames, but the Efforts
OF the french were witheut effect Thara
were 'af~'-5"a'*# '@i fra,--. :. r,ac : .4.as,s ...'s'
SEVERAL aiiEasbbyUdEess:.' s.''
A majority OF victims were msa.and boys.
About thirty women wtre'burned.a When
the fire START d the drop scene was lowered
to prevent draughts. Some. 81 h aactoiiris
opened asdoort to escape. causing the fire
to burst."through tbeo drop. scene and to
ignite the gallery a,aEhe flames overlook
the people-who were.wedgsd in. an immoya-
BILE mass and roasted them to death.
Many who were. rescued alive died soon
after " being" brought outa."of, the
burning building. Occupants ..sof the
dress circle" escaped without serious
harm. A telegram from Exeter ats O'Clock
this morning says that the fire is under
control. People distracted with anxiety
are standing about, the'streets in the neigh
borhood' Of the 'theater In search of-friends
who attended last nights performance.
Hospitals are besieged by anxious inquiries
for friends. Twenty badly burned persons
who were admitted to the hospital died a
few minutes after they were received.
THE STRUCTURE BURNED
was the Theatre Royal. 1t was built after
the latest designs and was deliberately fin
ished, being considered one. Of The tpr!setttGiiest
in the Kingdom. There was .a.4uR house
tonight, and everything went all right n
til the end Of the third act,''at' hAtfpast
ten, when the drop scens fer and fn emo
ment the whole stage was q mass otfire.
A wild panic ensued. 0ceupants"o Of the
stalls pit And Dress, circle ESCAPED after
a dreadful crushing. 80. MANY being
badly bruised. The actors, and ACTRESSES
were in their dressing rooms when the fire
began and all escaped. The. fire ORIGINATED
in the flies and spread rapidly, filling the
pants of the upper circle and gallery rushed
to the windows screaming frantical'y.
Manytjumped from the1windOws and were
injured. Others were rescued with the aid
of ladders from the verandas. ~ -. IL ~
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